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title: "GM1 Article 2(17) Definitions — Cover Regulation to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947, UAS · Avioverse"
description: "DEFINITION OF ‘AUTONOMOUS OPERATION’ Flight phases during which the remote pilot has no ability to intervene in the course of the aircraft, either…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/cover-regulation-to-implementing-regulation-eu/powers-and-recitals/gm1-article-2-17"
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# GM1 Article 2(17) Definitions

Cover Regulation to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 Article 2(17) Definitions

DEFINITION OF ‘[AUTONOMOUS OPERATION](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/autonomous-operation)’

Flight phases during which the [remote pilot](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/remote-pilot) has no ability to intervene in the course of the aircraft, either following the implementation of emergency procedures, or due to a loss of the command-and-control connection, are not considered autonomous operations.

An autonomous operation should not be confused with an automatic operation, which refers to an operation following pre-programmed instructions that the UAS executes while the remote pilot is able to intervene at any time.

GM · GM1 Article 2(17) — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · ED Decision 2019/021/R · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

[All rules in Powers and recitals](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/cover-regulation-to-implementing-regulation-eu/powers-and-recitals)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 29 Jun 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.